NWS (NWSZF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

News Corporation is a global media and information-services company with operations spanning publishing, digital media, news, real estate information and book publishing. Its businesses serve consumers, professionals and enterprises through newspapers, subscription products, online platforms and specialized information services.

The company’s principal assets include Dow Jones, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch and other financial and business information products; News Corp Australia; News UK, which publishes The Times, The Sunday Times and The Sun; and the New York Post. Its book-publishing division, HarperCollins, produces and distributes fiction, nonfiction, religious and educational titles through traditional and digital channels.

News Corporation also operates or holds interests in digital real estate services, including businesses associated with property listings and information in Australia and the United States. The company serves markets primarily in North America, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, with its publications and digital products reaching an international audience.

News Corporation was formed in 2013 through the separation of the publishing assets of the former News Corporation from its entertainment businesses. Robert Thomson serves as chief executive officer, while Lachlan Murdoch serves as chair of the company; Rupert Murdoch is chair emeritus.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $0.99 to $0.99
• 50-Day Range: $0.90 to $1.10
• 52-Week Range: $0.99 to $1.10
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 150 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 0.85
• Dividend Yield: 62.58%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

NWS Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

NWS scored higher than 23% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for NWS.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of NWS is 0.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.48.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of NWS is 0.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 32.35.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

NWS has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in NWS has recently increased by 63,157.89%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

NWS is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.02%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

NWS does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of NWS is 52.99%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.02

News Sentiment

NWS has a news sentiment score of 0.02. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for NWS this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, NWS insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

8.44% of the stock of NWS is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Construction & Engineering
• Sub-Industry: Construction & Engineering
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:NWSZF
• CIK: 1449664
• Web: www.nws.com.hk
• Phone: 852 2131 0600
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 14,500
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 0.85
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A